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USA Nick Bjugstad

a.k.a. "Nicholas Bjugstad"
#27 Minnesota Wild / NHL - 21/22
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# Player GP G A TP
1. Kristian Jakobsson 45 27 40 67
2. David Morley 44 18 47 65
3. Viktor Granholm 45 33 19 52
4. Patrick Thoresen 37 20 32 52
5. Patrick Newell 42 21 30 51
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Jul 17, 1992
Position
C/RW
Age
29
Height
6'6" / 197 cm
Place of Birth
Blaine, MN, USA
Weight
209 lbs / 95 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Contract
21/22
Cap Hit
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Minnesota Wild Minnesota Wild / Signed
Drafted
2010 round 1 #19 overall by Florida Panthers
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Highlights
1-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1
1-time NCAA (West) Second All-American Team 1

A huge center, Bjugstad has the size to dominate the game. He owns good two-way ability, a quick shot and solid hockey sense. Could improve his passing skills.

Uncle: Scott Bjugstad
Cousin: Jesse Bjugstad

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2007-08 Blaine High USHS-MN 24 6 14 20 10 - | Playoffs 3 2 1 3 2 -
2008-09 Blaine High USHS-MN 25 26 25 51 20 - | Playoffs 3 1 2 3 2 -
USA U17 (all) International-Jr 4 1 0 1 0 - |
2009-10 Blaine High “A” USHS-MN 25 29 31 60 24 - | Playoffs 5 6 3 9 2 -
Team Twin Cities Orthopedics UMHSEHL 23 13 8 21 18 - |
U.S. National U18 Team USDP 4 0 0 0 0 - |
2010-11 Univ. of Minnesota NCAA 29 8 12 20 51 1 |
USA U20 WJC-20 6 2 2 4 0 2 |
2011-12 Univ. of Minnesota NCAA 40 25 17 42 28 21 |
USA U20 WJC-20 6 4 2 6 0 3 |
2012-13 Univ. of Minnesota “A” NCAA 40 21 15 36 28 2 |
Florida Panthers NHL 11 1 0 1 2 -8 |
USA WC 10 0 2 2 0 -2 |
2013-14 Florida Panthers NHL 76 16 22 38 16 -14 |
2014-15 Florida Panthers NHL 72 24 19 43 38 -7 |
2015-16 Florida Panthers NHL 67 15 19 34 41 -8 | Playoffs 5 2 2 4 2 6
2016-17 Florida Panthers NHL 54 7 7 14 22 -19 |
USA WC 8 1 3 4 4 6 |
2017-18 Florida Panthers NHL 82 19 30 49 41 5 |
2018-19 Florida Panthers NHL 32 5 7 12 16 2 |
Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 32 9 5 14 14 4 | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 2 -3
2019-20 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 13 1 1 2 8 3 |
2020-21 Minnesota Wild NHL 44 6 11 17 17 7 | Playoffs 6 1 0 1 2 0
2021-22 Minnesota Wild NHL 57 7 6 13 20 -2 |
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Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2008-09 Blaine High MN State 3 4 0 4 4 - |
2009-10 Blaine High “A” MN State 2 0 0 0 0 - |
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Game Log
Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
NHL
2022-04-29T20:00:00-0400 Minnesota Wild vs Colorado Avalanche
2022-04-28T20:00:00-0400 Minnesota Wild vs Calgary Flames
2022-04-26T20:00:00-0400 Minnesota Wild vs Arizona Coyotes
2022-04-24T20:00:00-0400 Minnesota Wild @ Nashville Predators
2022-04-22T20:00:00-0400 Minnesota Wild vs Seattle Kraken
2022-04-21T20:00:00-0400 Minnesota Wild vs Vancouver Canucks
2022-04-19T19:00:00-0400 Minnesota Wild @ Montréal Canadiens
2022-04-17T18:00:00-0400 Minnesota Wild vs San Jose Sharks
2022-04-16T15:00:00-0400 Minnesota Wild @ St. Louis Blues
2022-04-14T20:00:00-0400 Minnesota Wild @ Dallas Stars
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
International-Jr 1 4 1 0 1 0.25 0 - | 0
MN State 2 5 4 0 4 0.80 4 - | 0
NCAA 3 109 54 44 98 0.90 107 24 | 0
NHL 10 540 110 127 237 0.44 235 -37 | 3 15 3 2 5 0.33 6 3
UMHSEHL 1 23 13 8 21 0.91 18 - | 0
USDP 1 4 0 0 0 0.00 0 - | 0
USHS-MN 3 74 61 70 131 1.77 54 - | 3 11 9 6 15 1.36 6 -
WC 2 18 1 5 6 0.33 4 4 | 0
WJC-20 2 12 6 4 10 0.83 0 5 | 0
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Shooting Accuracy
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Puckhandling
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Alex Petrovic (D) 2012-2019 7 Florida Panthers
Jonathan Huberdeau (F) 2012-2019 7 Florida Panthers
Vincent Trocheck (F) 2013-2019 6 Florida Panthers
Kyle Rau (F) 2011-2022 6 Florida Panthers, Minnesota Wild, USA U20, Univ. of Minnesota

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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/05/2021
07/05/2021 Extension Minnesota Wild Minnesota Wild
09/12/2020
09/12/2020 Confirmed Pittsburgh Penguins Minnesota Wild
02/01/2019
02/01/2019 Confirmed Florida Panthers Pittsburgh Penguins
12/31/2014
12/31/2014 Extension Florida Panthers Florida Panthers
04/03/2013
04/03/2013 Confirmed Univ. of Minnesota Florida Panthers
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Drafted 2008, 2 #15 overall by Sioux City Musketeers in the USHL Futures Draft

Cult/Star player for Blaine High

Received Minnesota Mr. Hockey Award -- 2010

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